Public beliefs about antibiotics, infection and resistance: A qualitative study

Antibiotics

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 465-476

  Norris, Pauline ^a   Chamberlain, Kerry ^b   Dew, Kevin ^c   Gabe, Jonathan ^d   Hodgetts, Darrin ^e   Madden, Helen ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

^b MASSEY UNIVERSITY   (New Zealand)

^c VICTORIA UNIVERSITY OF WELLINGTON   (New Zealand)

^d UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WAIKATO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Antibiotics; Lay attitudes; Public knowledge; Qualitative

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; AYURVEDIC DRUG; COD LIVER OIL; ECHINACEA EXTRACT; GRAPEFRUIT EXTRACT; HOMEOPATHIC AGENT; MULTIVITAMIN; ORAL REHYDRATION SOLUTION; PARACETAMOL;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE; APPENDICITIS; ARTICLE; ATTITUDE TO HEALTH; AVERSION; DIARRHEA; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG HYPERSENSITIVITY; ETHNICITY; ETHNOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HOMEOPATHY; HOUSEHOLD; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNITY; INFECTION; INTERVIEW; INTESTINE FLORA; MALE; MYCOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITATIVE RESEARCH; RECURRENT INFECTION; SIDE EFFECT; STOMACH DISCOMFORT; URINARY TRACT INFECTION; VOMITING;

EID: 84939509258     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20796382     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3390/antibiotics2040465     Document Type: Article

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